{"id":34078,"date":"2023-04-26T14:16:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T19:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=34078"},"modified":"2023-04-26T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T20:03:27","slug":"scenes-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=34078","title":{"rendered":"Scenes of Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Spring is in full-bloom in Pennsylvania, and I&#8217;ve not been able to breathe through my nose in weeks.  I have been, as I joking said to my sister, pollinated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Some recent scenes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I attended the Lancaster Barnstormers Fan Fest on Saturday.  The Barnstormers put on an exhibition game against the Black Sox, a travelling team.  It was a split squad game for the Black Sox; they were also playing at York&#8217;s Fan Fest at the same time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Yes, I could have gone to a baseball game in York (8 miles), but I went to one in Lancaster (25 miles) instead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/20230422_123753.jpg\" alt=\"This old guy turned up again in my selfies, this time at the Lancaster Barnstormers Fan Fest\" class=\"wp-image-34079\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At the Lancaster Barnstormers Fan Fest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>None of my photos really turned out.  It was a hazy but bright day, so everything looks vaguely washed out.  Doesn&#8217;t matter which camera app I used.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>On Sunday I visited Samuel S. Lewis State Park, which overlooks the Susquehanna near Wrightsville.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-fullwidth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230423_141112-1200x540.jpg\" alt=\"The Susquehanna River, looking south from the state park\" class=\"wp-image-34068\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking south<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-fullwidth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230423_141327-1200x540.jpg\" alt=\"Looking east toward Lancaster\" class=\"wp-image-34070\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking east toward Lancaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-fullwidth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230423_141319-1200x540.jpg\" alt=\"Looking north toward Wrightsville and Columbia\" class=\"wp-image-34069\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking north toward Wrightsville and Columbia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I walked to the grocery store on my lunch break yesterday.  The only thing I needed was coffee creamer, and it was a nice day, so I decided I&#8217;d walk it.  (It&#8217;s about a three mile round trip.)  I was glad I did; the intersection at the bottom of the hill was fouled with road work; I probably spent less time on foot than I would have in the car had I driven it!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_134854.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back at the water tower I live near\" class=\"wp-image-34076\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking back to the water tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"540\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_134909.jpg\" alt=\"A town park ballfield, nestled among the trees\" class=\"wp-image-34077\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The ballpark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After work, I went to Harrisburg for a baseball game.  The Senators were playing the Somerset Patriots.  The Patriots took an early lead and never relinquished it, winning 5-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It was not particularly warm.  Actually, it felt downright cold.  And I was wearing multiple layers!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-fullwidth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230425_202702-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"The Harrisburg skyline between the Walnut Street and Market Street bridges\" class=\"wp-image-34071\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Harrisburg skyline<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Senators now 0-3 in games I&#8217;ve attended.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I took a walk through Dallastown.  Lovely day.  Glad I got it in before the rain began.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-fullwidth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230426_124648-1200x720.jpg\" alt=\"Home Cemetery, Dallastown's Methodist cemetery\" class=\"wp-image-34073\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Home Cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-fullwidth\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230426_130112-1200x720.jpg\" alt=\"Spring brings flowers, green trees, and road work\" class=\"wp-image-34074\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Road work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-fullwidth is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_20230426_130313-1200x720.jpg\" alt=\"Yoe and the fire tower\" class=\"wp-image-34075\" width=\"780\" height=\"468\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How could <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarTrekPicard?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarTrekPicard<\/a> Season 3 deny us the return of Star Trek: The Next Generation&#39;s two most important characters, Michael and Patricia Bickley? And their one-piece bathing suit uniforms with cape accessories? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e97ICpgl7p\">pic.twitter.com\/e97ICpgl7p<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Allyn Gibson (@allyngibson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allyngibson\/status\/1651232555444711424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This is what <em>Star Trek: Picard<\/em> needed.  The bickering bridge officers, who wore these wild one-piece uniforms with cape accessories.  What had happened to them?  Where were they in 2401?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t recognize this, this is from DC Comics&#8217; <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation<\/em> #1, written by Mike Carlin, illustrated by Pablo Marcos.  And that mini-series introduced us to this delightful pair of characters, who definitely had their own style.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>And while I firmly believe that William Riker would have worn the unisex skant uniform, seen in the first season, notably worn by Troi in &#8220;Encounter at Farpoint,&#8221; I think even he would have drawn the line at the Bickleys&#8217; onesie. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring is in full-bloom in Pennsylvania, and I&#8217;ve not been able to breathe through my nose in weeks. I have been, as I joking said to my sister, pollinated. Some recent scenes. I attended the Lancaster Barnstormers Fan Fest on Saturday. The Barnstormers put on an exhibition game against the Black Sox, a travelling team.<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/?p=34078\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Scenes of Spring&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[3968,22,4816,5139,5138,5137,4467],"class_list":["post-34078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life","tag-dallastown","tag-harrisburg-senators","tag-lancaster-barnstormers","tag-somerset-patriots","tag-star-trek-picard","tag-star-trek-the-next-generation-2","tag-susquehanna-river","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/34080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.allyngibson.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}